The Golden Age of Basketball

()"We need vitality, vitality in offense! The opponent is desperately lowering the rhythm, we must not get caught in their rhythm, and we must play our own characteristics. What about your breakthrough? What about your offensive rebound? Your first half Where is the performance on the field?" The coach of the McCloud High School Warriors kept questioning his players.

"Coach, they didn't have the number 11 in the first half." A player said helplessly.

"No matter who they are, we must play our own style! We have fallen into the opponent's routine now, and this will only lead to a dead end. We need to make some adjustments in our style of play, and we must regain the initiative..."

The coach of the Warriors began to rearrange the team's tactical play.Because since the beginning of the second half, after the opponent's No. 11 player came on the field, he found that the tactical strategy in the first half was useless at all.

In the first half, the Warriors faced the Vikings with a slow-paced and defensive strategy. They used the countermeasures of rushing to the basket and grabbing offensive rebounds to disrupt the opponent's defensive deployment and damage their defensive morale.

In the second half, they were going to continue to use this tactic, trying to break through the Vikings' defense, disrupt the Vikings' rhythm, and bring the Vikings into the Warriors' fast pace.In this way, there is basically no suspense in the game.

However, the appearance of the opponent's No. 11 center completely disrupted the Warriors coach's wishful thinking.

Although he made an inexplicable mid-range shot at the beginning of the game, he didn't retreat in time, and he couldn't make a layup under the basket, people thought this guy was a soft-footed shrimp.

However, his performance afterwards began to make the Warriors coach restless.

On the defensive end, the No. 11 center sits in the three-second zone inside. Basically, any player who breaks through in front of him will either be slapped out or miss a shot under his interference.

Not only that, but he also firmly controlled the rebounds in the backcourt.Whether it is the No. 9 main center or the rookie power forward No. 33, there is no way to break through the steel barrier formed by No. 11 alone.Repeated attempts to grab the frontcourt all ended in failure, and it also caused the team to fail to retreat, and was beaten by the Vikings a few times.

On the offensive end, the No. 11 center used his simple and solid low-post skills and quick and sensitive turnaround jumpers to easily tear through the Warriors' interior defense.And under his leadership, the entire Vikings team's offense was fully revitalized, more blossoms, and soon tied the score and overtook it!

When the score came to 40:45, the head coach of the Warriors couldn't bear it anymore and called a timeout to rearrange tactics.

On the other hand, Vikings coach Bellman is full of confidence and is very satisfied with the performance of the players.

"Ladies, you played well. I hope you can be tougher, otherwise I can't guarantee whether you will be raped by the Warriors again." Although he was satisfied in his heart, Bellman's mouth was not forgiving.

"The rebound protection in the backcourt is good, and we must continue to maintain it. Offensively, you may be defended fiercely by the opponent. Especially Gan, the opponent is likely to double-team you. You can try to play a pick-and-roll with Peter. "

Behrman especially reminded Gan Guoyang, who played well.He has scored 10 points, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks and 2 steals in the second half.

"Peter, be smarter, pay attention to the changes in the opponent's defense, and learn to solve problems. Don't dawdle there like an old nainai, I want to go up and kick your ass, solve the problem, ok?"

Dippenbrock has been doing very well, but Behrmann hopes he can do even better.

"Okay lads, give it to me. Go tell 'em who the fuck is the bitch!"

Back on the court again, the Warriors served from the sideline of the front court.At this time, the Warriors' lineup has been adjusted.

First, their starting point guard was taken down and replaced with a third point guard, a 6-foot-2 white man.His height and shape are about the same as Dipenbrook's. It seems that the Warriors coach sent this guy after trying two point guards and failed, and also came to a dead horse as a living horse doctor.

Secondly, the No. 9 center was replaced, but a small forward replaced him.In this way, player No. 33 reached the center forward position, facing Gan Guoyang.The other four players all have outside shooting ability, forming a flexible lineup of one big and four small.

"Fuck, with a lineup of one big and four small, do they think they are the Boston Celtics?" Behrman muttered after seeing the clues of the Warriors' lineup.But he shook his head again at the thought of the greatest player in McCloud High School history.

"One big and four small! Bill, if you're here, there's no problem with this lineup against anyone."

"Haha, if you're talking about me now, I'm not absolutely sure." The two people in the small room were also very surprised after seeing the Warriors' lineup.

However, this lineup arrangement quickly had an effect.

No. 33 acts as a center, but does not run inside, but still follows the power forward's style of play, going to the top of the arc to cover other players.After the pick-and-roll, he no longer rolls down, but pulls out.

This time, Gan Guoyang continued to choose to block the opponent's shooting guard holding the ball, but this guard was much taller than the previous small point guard, and he didn't want to break through at all.As soon as Gan Guoyang had the intention of supplementing the defense, he immediately passed the ball to No. 33 on the outside.

No. 33 made a jumper without defense!The Warriors recovered two points, 42:45.

The Vikings, on the other hand, had some trouble on offense.

On the one hand, No. 33 began to crazily circle the front to defend Gan Guoyang, while other players began to shrink the defense line vigorously, squeezing the Vikings' inside space and cutting off the inward passing line.

In this way, the ball will not reach Gan Guoyang's hands.After guiding the ball a few times from the outside line, he found that there was no good opportunity, so the shooting guard had to fire from the outside. The ball hit the front basket and bounced high.

However, the Warriors can prevent Gan Guoyang from receiving the ball, but they cannot prevent him from rebounding.He has a natural keen sense of rebounds, surrounded by opposing players to grab the rebounds, and forced a layup in a bunch of arms, the ball hit the board and went into the basket!

"Beep beep!" At the same time, the referee blew his whistle and made a gesture of a thug foul.

Two points are valid, plus penalty!

The coach of the Warriors patted his thigh hard, with a helpless expression on his face.The strategy has been used correctly, but the opponent will drop ten times with one force.

Gan Guoyang easily made an additional penalty, 42:48, and the Vikings pulled the point difference to 6 points.

Back on the defensive end, Gan Guoyang no longer stayed in the three-second zone like the previous time, but began to expand his defensive range.

The Warriors' offensive strategy is to open up space as much as possible, use the mobility of No. 33 to contain the Vikings' inside defensive attention, and at the same time look for shooting opportunities by conducting the ball from the outside.

However, although Gan Guoyang left the three-second zone, he was not led by No. 33.He began to assist his teammates on the periphery to suppress the Warriors' outside transmission, making the opponent's pass become stagnant.

After all, the Warriors are only a high school team, and their passing vision and rotation speed have not reached a high level. Under this sudden expansion of the inside big man to oppress the defense, pass errors soon appeared.

Gan Guoyang broke the ball, but he didn't stop and hand the ball to the point guard. Instead, he threw the basketball forward like a cannonball like throwing a football.

The Vikings forward, who had been activated at the moment of stealing the ball, received this precise pass and easily advanced the ball with no one in front of him.

"Whoa! Woohoo!" "So fucking beautiful!" "What a shot."

Even the students at McCloud High School began to applaud the ball, because it was so exciting.From strong and meticulous defense, to quick offensive and defensive transitions, to the forward's keen sense of fast break, and the center's precise long pass like a quarterback, all in one go, both offensive and defensive.

"Look! This No. 11! His passing... His passing really has a bit of your demeanor."

"Haha, yes, but I didn't learn to pass like that in high school. Amazing guy."

The attention of the two people in the private room has shifted from No. 33 to No. 11.

"This is really a fucking exciting guy." Behrman also shook his head in amazement as he watched from the sidelines. Such a ball is very rare in high school games.

"Hey, Gan! Who the hell told you to pass the ball? Slow down, slow down! Let me go to hell with the damn fast break!" But Bellman's mouth was still spitting, he was afraid that the Vikings You will get carried away and play fast-paced, so remind the players not to forget to slow down the game speed, so as to prevent them from falling into the confrontation and being chased by the opponent.

However, Bellman's worries were unnecessary.

As Gan Guoyang expanded his defensive area, he used his tough force defense and super long wingspan to constantly interfere with the Warriors' peripheral passing routes and block the movement of players with the ball. The Warriors' big four small tactics completely failed. .

Even if they give the ball to No. 33, Gan Guoyang can come back to defend alone. Under his defense, No. 33, who is obviously at a disadvantage in weight and strength, can't beat him at all.

Except for scoring a mid-range shot at the start of the second half, player No. 33 did nothing.Can neither score nor grab offensive rebounds.The Warriors have started to crumble.

The Vikings played better and better, and played more smoothly.Gan Guoyang did not patronize one person to score, but kept blocking and covering for other players, and competed for offensive rebounds to create opportunities for second offense.

The whole team is full of vitality because of Gan Guoyang's existence. No matter the offense or defense, he has revitalized them.

In the end, the Warriors gave up their resistance, and the Vikings defeated the Warriors by 72:60, 12 points.The Vikings scored 43 points in the second half and allowed just 24 points, nearly double that.

Gan Guoyang deserves the most credit, and his debut was exceptionally perfect.In the case of only playing half of the game and playing full time, he scored 16 points, 17 rebounds, 5 blocks, 4 steals and 2 assists.

The Vikings' backcourt rebounds are almost all covered by him, and he is also the most important assaulter and screener in the offense.

"Bellman, congratulations on getting the player you dreamed of." The coach of the Warriors came over and shook hands with Bellman.

"It's nothing, your number 33 is not bad. And he's only a ninth grader." Behrman responded.

"There will be a warm-up match next time, and we will not lose to you again."

"Haha, welcome to Palo Alto." Behrman knew that the opponent's underestimation of the opponent's reason for winning this time, and the next warm-up match will definitely be more intense.

At the same time, the players also came to the middle of the field and shook hands with each other.

"Hey, you played well. I hope to have a chance to play against you next time." Gan Guoyang said while shaking hands with No. 33.The two of them shined in the first and second halves respectively, but Gan Guoyang obviously completely suppressed his opponent in terms of performance.

"I hope so, I will work harder and look forward to the game with you."

In fact, the two are ninth graders and 12th graders respectively, and the high school is in different divisions and levels, so it is basically impossible for them to meet in regular games.In a national competition like ncaa, the chance of meeting is even smaller.

Therefore, it will be almost a decade before the two of them meet again in an official match.The No. 33, Antonio Davis, only entered the NBA in 90. At that time, he was far from Gan Guoyang's opponent.

Just when everyone thought the game was officially over and was about to leave, the announcer's voice came to mind on the loudspeaker.

"Guests, players. Tonight, we have a special guest who arrived here to watch the game. Now he has a few words for everyone here and the players out there."

"Next, we will invite our special guest, the legend in the history of McCloud High School, the legend in the history of the NBA, Bill Russell!!!"

With the announcer's voice, the entire arena erupted.

Bill Russell was the greatest player in nba at that time. He had 11 championship rings and was a legend in the history of nba and even the history of American professional sports.And he graduated from Oakland McCloud High School.

All the players on the court were also a little confused. They didn't expect such a big man to appear after the game.

Gan Guoyang is no exception. Although his nba knowledge is not rich, it is not so lacking that even Bill Russell doesn't know him.

He watched a tall middle-aged man walking down the steps of the stands step by step with a bright smile, looking down on everyone in the field like a king.There is also an old white man behind him, Russell's high school coach George Bowers.

After Russell walked down, he shook hands with all the players and coaches present.When Gan Guoyang shook hands with him, he thought that his ring was not enough for both hands, so he couldn't help swallowing, his mind was still in a daze.

Afterwards, Russell began to make some speeches with the microphone, but Gan Guoyang didn't listen to a word.

He was thinking, this is when he met Russell. If he met Chamberlain, Magician, Jordan, or even McGrady like Kobe, how could he bear it?

Just when Gan Guoyang was thinking wildly, Russell finished his speech and came to Gan Guoyang again.

"Hello, what's your name? Your performance today was really good, and you made my alma mater lose face." Russell asked with a smile, showing his white teeth.

"My...my name...name is...gump..." Gan Guoyang stammered a little, as if he was afraid that Russell would come to a duel with him because he defeated his alma mater.

"Haha, what an interesting name! Gump! But you are smart and talented, I hope you can work hard."

"Yes, Mr. Russell."

Afterwards, many students came up to sign photos with Russell, and the Warriors and Vikings also took photos together in the arena.

Gan Guoyang's first warm-up match in his life ended like this, with a perfect ending.It's also a good start.

But Gan Guoyang knew that there would be many challenges waiting for him in the future.

"I'm ready."